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Sunday, November 30, 2008

I am behind in sending out articles, they are coming in faster than I can send them and more often than you would probably prefer reading them. None the less, here are some of this weeks favorites.cwStay young as you grow older...

In Scientific First, Researchers Correct Decline In Organ Function Associated With Old Age...ScienceDaily (Aug. 11, 2008) — As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Now, for the first time, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have prevented this age-related decline in an entire organ — the liver — and shown that, as a result, the livers of older animals functioned as well as they did when the animals were much younger. Published in the online edition of Nature Medicine, these findings suggest that therapies for boosting protein clearance might help stave off some of the declines in function that accompany old age. The study's senior author was Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo, associate professor in the departments of developmental & molecular biology, medicine and anatomy & structural biology at Einstein.

Comment: Modern lifestyle can result in the enzymes that control the laying down of fibrous tissue diminishing. Too much fibrous tissue can become the matrix for Atherosclerosis plaque that clogs arteries. In blood vessels, it causes thrombosis or blood clots; in breast tissue, fibrocystic breast disease and fibromas in the uterus. Proteolytic enzymes (protein digesting), such as Serrapeptase, have been shown in studies to dissolve away these, relieving the inflammation and lowering the associated pain.

Red Wine’s Resveratrol May Help Battle Obesity ...(NaturalNews) Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.Past research found that resveratrol protected laboratory mice that were fed a high-calorie diet from the health problems of obesity, by mimicking the effects of calorie restriction. Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany wanted to know if resveratrol could mimic the effects of calorie restriction in human fat cells by changing their size or function. The German team used a strain of human fat cell precursors, called preadipocytes. In the body, these cells develop into mature fat cells, according to the study’s lead author, Pamela Fischer-Posovszky, PhD, a pediatric endocrinology research fellow in the university’s Diabetes and Obesity Unit.

Comment: A recent landmark study from Harvard Medical School, published in the medical journal Nature, found that ultra-high doses of red wine extract with resveratrol allowed obese mice to eat a high fat diet and still live a long and healthy life¹. Researchers discovered that the liver and other systems in obese mice remained healthy and fat-related deaths dropped 31 percent for those taking a resveratrol supplement.

Natural Viagra? - Horny Goat Weed' Shows Promise...ScienceDaily (Sep. 30, 2008) — Move over, Viagra! Researchers in Italy report that an ancient Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" shows potential in lab studies as source for new future drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The study, which provides scientific evidence supporting the herb's well-known use as a natural aphrodisiac. In the new study, Mario Dell'Agli and colleagues point out that Viagra (sildenafil) and several other prescription drugs are now available for ED, or male impotence. ED affects an estimated 18 million men in the United States alone. Studies show, however, that these drugs may cause side effects such as headache, facial flushing, stomach upset, and visual disturbances.

Comment:Horny goat weed contains flavonoids that may have estrogen-inhibiting properties. Its main constituent, icariin, is believed to assist with healthy erectile function in men. It may help expand capillaries and larger blood vessels to promote better flow of hormone-rich blood to sensitive tissues. It may also safely modulate hormones involved in sexual desire and pleasure, for both men and women. While the exact mechanism by which it operates is unclear, research suggests its effects may be related to the production of the sexual hormone androgen.

Bee Pollen: A Powerful Sex Drive Enhancer...(NaturalNews) Bee Pollen is not only great for sex drive, it will also make you feel great, have more sustained energy, increase your endurance, relieve stress, enhance your immunity, and reduce allergies... as well as improve your sex life.

Comment:Bee Pollen is not only good for energy and sex drive, but it is good for any type of air borne allergies and is very nutritious.

Watermelon Found to Function as Natural Viagra ...(NaturalNews) New research suggests that watermelon may produce effects in the body similar to that of Viagra, perhaps pointing the way to a natural remedy for men suffering from erectile dysfunction, says Bhimu Patil of Texas A&M University.Research conducted by Patil and others has recently revealed that the flesh of watermelon contains higher levels of the amino acid citrulline than researchers had thought. Until then, most of the citrulline was believed to reside in the inedible rind of the fruit. This is significant because the body converts citrulline into arginine, another amino acid that functions as a precursor to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide, in turn, plays a critical role in the dilation of blood vessels and the process of penile erection.

The Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup ...NaturalNews) In case you missed it on TV, recent ads campaigns have tried to convince people that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is something that’s actually good for you. For me and many others who are into natural health and informed on the dangers of man made chemicals and food additives, a statement like that is not only a lie but an outright shock. What’s even more amazing is that the commercials show one person that seems to know that HFCS is not good but can’t quite remember why, while the other person who is apparently “well informed” convinces the first person that their information is wrong and that HFCS is really good for you because it’s supposedly “natural” because it’s made from corn.

Beautiful Hair and Skin Require Optimal Thyroid Functioning ...(NaturalNews) Whether your hair turns gray and falls out or stays a thick mane of vibrant color is dependent on your body having proper levels of thyroid hormones. New ground breaking research has documented that human hair follicles are direct targets of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 which modulate hair biology parameters from cycling to pigmentation.

'Epigenetics' Means What We Eat, How We Live And Love, Alters How Our Genes Behave...ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2005) — DURHAM, N.C. – A mother rat withholds nurturing licks from its pup and elicits a brain change that impairs the pup's response to stress as an adult, researchers in Canada found. A pregnant woman's dietary deficits increase her offspring's risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease later in life, researchers in England have shown.

How Diet, Antioxidants Prevent Blindness In Aging Population...ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2008) — A new study reveals part of the magic behind a diet rich in antioxidants, showing how artichokes, blueberries and pecans can hold at bay the leading cause of age-related blindness in developed countries. Researchers at Brigham Young University and Weill Medical College of Cornell University discovered a link between two processes in the retina that, in combination, contribute to a disease called macular degeneration. They found antioxidants disrupt the link and extend the lifetime of irreplaceable photoreceptors and other retinal cells.“The implication is that people at risk of macular degeneration could help prevent the disease by consuming antioxidants,” said Heidi Vollmer-Snarr, a BYU chemist who earned a doctorate from Oxford and began work on this disease as a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia.

Comment:BioAstin Supreme™ is a next generation super antioxidant. Formulated by Doctors Bob Corish & Leonard Smith, MD, BioAstin Supreme™ is the most powerful natural antioxidant on the market. In fact, it is Supercarotenoid – clinically proven to be 500 times more powerful than Vitamin E in its free radical quenching capacity. It supports eye health.

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone... From everyone here at HealthBlogger.That's me, myself and I just in case you're wondering. And all 3 of us want you to eat lot's of Turkey, because it's healthy.But remember, you are what you eat, so be careful not to over do it.cw

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Again this week we have yet another study designed to get you to stop taking worthless supplements and blindly follow the loving hand of Conventional Medicine. As I have been reporting to you for over 3 years, researchers are convinced the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D of 400 IU's is grossly inadequate and needs to be at least 3 times higher if not 6. Notice below the most recent study using low dosages of D, and trying to counter the other study done in 2007.Do they think we are idiots??? Unfortunately most people don't read the details of studies done and just react to media hype as in gets reported.Stay young as you age...cw

Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Associated With A Reduced Breast Cancer Risk...ScienceDaily (Nov. 22, 2008) — Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Several observational and preclinical studies have suggested that vitamin D supplements may reduce breast cancer risk, but results have been inconsistent.To test this possibility, researchers evaluated breast cancer incidence as a secondary endpoint in the Women's Health Initiative study in 36,282 postmenopausal women who were randomly assigned to take 1,000 mg of calcium plus 400 IU of vitamin D daily or to daily placebo. (The primary endpoint of the study was effect of the supplements on hip fracture.) Baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were determined in all 1,067 breast cancer cases and 1,067 matched control subjects.READ MORE

New research shows vitamin D slashes risk of cancers by 77 percent; cancer industry refuses to support cancer prevention ...Exciting new research conducted at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska has revealed that supplementing with vitamin D and calcium can reduce your risk of cancer by an astonishing 77 percent. This includes breast cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer and other forms of cancer. This research provides strong new evidence that vitamin D is the single most effective medicine against cancer, far outpacing the benefits of any cancer drug known to modern science.The study involved 1,179 healthy women from rural Nebraska. One group of women was given calcium (around 1500 mg daily) and vitamin D (1100 IU daily) while another group was given placebo. Over four years, the group receiving the calcium and vitamin D supplements showed a 60 percent decrease in cancers. Considering just the last three years of the study reveals an impressive 77 percent reduction in cancer due to supplementation.(The full press release of this study is included below. It provides more details about the findings.)Note that these astonishing effects were achieved on what many nutritionists consider to be a low dose of vitamin D. READ MORE

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Last week I blogged on the fact that the drug companies were on a campaign to saturate the news media with propaganda that nutrients like C & E had no effect on cardiovascular disease or cancer. I explained that they always use too little or low quality nutrients so the studies come out the way they want them to. Basically they want them to fail. Below I have reprinted a study you all should read. This is why they don't want you to take charge of your own health with natural supplements.

As I have explained before, all animals create ascorbic acid from their livers except, humans, guinea pigs, bats and a few monkeys. It is produced at varying levels depending on the animals stress levels. Vitamin C along with the amino acids (proteins) lysine & proline, are needed by the body to produce collagen, which keeps arteries strong and healthy. Notice what happened in this study when they caused mice to not be able to convert ascorbic acid on their own, like they normally do. The second study used 700 mgs of C which is a little higher than last weeks study, by a third and it had a measurable improvement. Imagine if they had used the levels Linus Pauling said were needed to prevent & reverse cardiovascular disease, and the amount the mouse would naturally produce on it's own, what might have happened.

If you are a thinking individual, a light should go on in your brain as to why conventional medicine and the drug companies, might not want you to know this, or to practice preventative medicine on your own. It's just too powerful.

By inactivating the gene for L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase, a key enzyme in ascorbic acid synthesis, we have generated mice that, like humans, depend on dietary vitamin C.Regular chow, containing about 110 mg/kg of vitamin C, is unable to support the growth of the mutant mice, which require L-ascorbic acid supplemented in their drinking water (330 mg/liter). Upon withdrawal of supplementation, plasma and tissue ascorbic acid levels decreased to 10-15% of normal within 2 weeks, and after 5 weeks the mutants became anemic, began to lose weight, and die. Plasma total antioxidative capacities were approximately 37% normal in homozygotes after feeding the unsupplemented diet for 3-5 weeks. As plasma ascorbic acid decreased, small, but significant, increases in total cholesterol and decreases in high density lipoprotein cholesterol were observed. The most striking effects of the marginal dietary vitamin C were alterations in the wall of aorta, evidenced by the disruption of elastic laminae, smooth muscle cell proliferation, and focal endothelial desquamation of the luminal surface. Thus, marginal vitamin C deficiency affects the vascular integrity of mice unable to synthesize ascorbic acid, with potentially profound effects on the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. Breeding the vitamin C-dependent mice with mice carrying defined genetic mutations will provide numerous opportunities for systematic studies of the role of antioxidants in health and disease.

Vitamin C May Reduce CHD Risk01/03/2005BOSTON--Vitamin C was inversely associated with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a cohort study that examined the relationship between antioxidants and CHD. The study appears in theDecember issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (80, 6:1508-1520, 2004)(www.ajcn.org).

The study pooled nine prospective studies containing information on intakes of vitamin E, carotenoids and vitamin C. During a 10-year follow-up, 4,647 CHD events occurred in 293,172 subjects who were free of CHD at baseline.

Subjects with a daily intake of 700 mg or more vitamin C had a lower risk of CHD. Also, dietary intake of antioxidant vitamins was only weakly related to a reduced risk of CHD after adjustment for confounding factors, and supplemental vitamin E intake was not related to lowered CHD risk.

The scientists concluded high vitamin C supplement intake produces a reduced incidence of CHD events, and noted vitamin E and carotenoids apparently do not cause significant reductions in CHD risk.

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The U.S. ranks 42nd in the world in life expectancy and 37th for infant mortality but is close to #1 in obesity. In the last 20 years, type 2 diabetes has doubled. This is in spite of the fact that we spend more money per capita on medical care than any country in the world.

Shouldn't this be front page on all the papers?

It will be next month, as Time magazine will focus on The American Health Care System. Look for it when it comes out and be sure to read it...

cw

Micronutrient Deficiency Responsible for Cancer and other Diseases, Proclaims Scientist...Deficiencies in micronutrients arising from a high-calorie, nutrient-poor diet may be responsible for many modern health problems from cancer to obesity, a health researcher has proclaimed. The specific effects of many vitamin deficiencies are well known, and have led governments to advise supplements for certain high-risk populations, including calcium for older women, vitamin D for dark-skinned people at risk of bone diseases, and folic acid for women whose children would otherwise be at risk of neural tube birth defects. But Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley and the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute has suggested that nutrient deficiency may also lead to more general health deficiency.Ames told a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that a diet rich in junk food, which has lots of calories but few vitamins and minerals, forces to body to enter a "crisis mode," designed to keep the body alive over the short term. The problem is that this leads the body to neglect its own long-term survival, including tasks such as repairing regular DNA damage and maintaining a healthy immune system."DNA damage increases deficiency of each of the 15 micronutrients that have been examined in humans, primary human cells in culture or in rodents," Ames said. "These deficiencies are associated with cancer."Ames said that most people in the United States are deficient in at least one of the 40 micronutrients required for proper bodily function. He cited studies showing that 56 percent of the population fails to meet the recommended magnesium intake guidelines, and that 93 percent fail to consume enough vitamin E. Ames is the inventor of the "Ames test," which is used to determine the mutation-and cancer-causing potential of chemicals. He sits on the scientific advisory board of the nutrient company Juvenon.

Nothing has changed since 1936, except it's gotten worse...

A WARNING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! Senate Document No. 264, 1936.
"Our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon minerals we take into our systems than upon calories or vitamins, or upon precise proportions of starch, protein or carbohydrates we consume.
Do you know that most of us today are suffering from certain dangerous diet deficiencies which cannot be remedied until depleted soils from which our food comes are brought into proper mineral balance?
The alarming fact is that foods (fruits, vegetables and grains) now being raised on millions of acres of land that no longer contain enough of certain minerals are starving us - no matter how much of them we eat. No man of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his system with the minerals he requires for perfect health because his stomach isn't big enough to hold them.
The truth is that our foods vary enormously in value, and some of them aren't worth eating as food... Our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon the minerals we take into our systems than upon calories or vitamins or upon the precise proportions of starch, protein or carbohydrates we consume.
This talk about minerals is novel and quite startling. In fact, a realization of the importance of minerals in food is so new that the text books on nutritional dietetics contain very little about it. Nevertheless, it is something that concerns all of us, and the further we delve into it the more startling it becomes.
You'd think, wouldn't you, that a carrot is a carrot - that one is about as good as another as far as nourishment is concerned? But it isn't; one carrot may look and taste like another and yet be lacking in the particular mineral element which our system requires and which carrots are supposed to contain.
Laboratory test prove that the fruits, the vegetables, the grains, the eggs, and even the milk and the meats of today are not what they were a few generations ago (which doubtless explains why our forefathers thrived on a selection of foods that would starve us!)
No man today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his stomach with the mineral salts he requires for perfect health, because his stomach isn't big enough to hold them!
No longer does a balanced and fully nourishing diet consist merely of so many calories or certain vitamins or fixed proportion of starches, proteins and carbohydrates. We know that our diets must contain in addition something like a score of minerals salts.
It is bad news to learn from our leading authorities that 99% of the American people are deficient in these minerals, and that a marked deficiency in any one of the more important minerals actually results in disease. Any upset of the balance, any considerable lack or one or another element, however microscopic the body requirement may be, and we sicken, suffer, shorten our lives.
We know that vitamins are complex chemical substances which are indispensable to nutrition, and that each of them is of importance for normal function of some special structure in the body. Disorder and disease result from any vitamin deficiency. It is not commonly realized, however, that vitamins control the body's appropriation of minerals, and in the absence of mineral's they have no function to perform. Lacking vitamins, the system can make some use of minerals, but lacking minerals, vitamins are useless.
Certainly our physical well-being is more directly dependant upon the minerals we take into our systems than upon calories or vitamins or upon the precise proportions of starch, protein and of carbohydrates we consume.
This discovery is one of the latest and most important contributions of science to the problem of human health." Senate Document No. 264, 1936.

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

In the last 2 weeks the media has been on a blitz. At least 3 studies have been published that supposedly prove that nutritional supplements like C & E and now Ginkgo, are worthless. As I blogged the other day, this is because they are feeling the effects of loss of sales from the downturn in the economy and because people are turning to alternatives in droves because of the negative side effects, drugs bring.

This latest study on Ginkgo raises some interesting questions. First, why use Ginkgo produced by a drug company, for this study. Drug companies patent drugs and get 6 years of big profits, when they successfully market a new drug. Herbs cannot be patented and have low profit levels comparatively. Would you trust a drug company to produce an herbal product to be tested side by side to a drug. I wouldn't. Also, as you read the study, notice that Dr. Steven DeKosky, who led the federally funded study, reported receiving grants from and acting as a consultant for several drug companies, including some that make dementia drugs. I have a problem with him being unbiased, wouldn't you?Before you read this latest study, take a look at Dr. Mercola's presentation of The Town of Allopath. It is a animated cartoon that demonstrates the illogical approach of Allopathic Medicine (Allopathic medicine: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine. Also calledconventional medicine.) cwThe Town of Allopath

Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study...The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study.Extracts from ginkgo tree leaves have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, but earlier research on ginkgo and memory showed mixed results. Annual U.S. sales of the supplement reached $107 million in 2007, according to Nutrition Business Journal estimates.READ MORE

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Maybe you have seen the ads for Fullbar or Lipozene. They both claim that using their product will help you lose weight by making you feel full and eat less. Over all it is not a bad approach to losing weight and does work for many people.HOW DOES EACH PRODUCT WORK?

The Story Behind Fullbar.Fullbar creator: In working at my nationally recognized Bariatric Center of Excellence, I came to realize that there was a gap in what I could provide to people. Sure, I was treating those who had severe obesity, but what about everyone else? Now fast forward 4 years and over 50 formula changes later! Together with a food scientist, we created Fullbar, which uses the same principles in weight-loss surgery to help you loose weight. Fullbar's all natural ingredients help increase the sense of fullness that you feel before your main meal so that you eat what you want, but not as much. You still achieve appetite satisfaction, but with less food. When you don't have hunger pains, dieting is easier and you loose weight. Click here to view our TV ad that tells you more about how weight-loss surgery works and how Fullbar uses those same principles. We put Fullbar to the test and found that after a 3-month weight-loss study, people lost an average of 40% of their excess weight and 95% of trial participants were successful in loosing weight!** Individual results may vary.How is Fullbar different than a regular granola bar or just eating bran with water? Our food scientist, Robert, is the best person to answer this question. Research regarding satiety shows that it is not simply achieved by eating a fiber source such as bran; there needs to be a combination of ingredients to provoke the response (this would be one reason why after drinking a fiber supplement, one does not feel satisfied). The combination of ingredients is: a fiber source, a protein source, shear bulk with low calories as well as water. This combination has the best effect in specific ratios which we have perfected here at FullBar™. So, yes it is much different than eating some bran and water before a meal, plus it tastes much better.http://www.fullbar.com/fullbar-flavors.html

Well, there you have the marketing mumbo jumbo for both products. Fullbar is new and when you look at the ingredients, it contains 170 calories with 30 grams of carbs and 5 grams of fiber per serving. Lipozene is just Glucomannan with no calories, but you pay a huge price for it.Here is my recommendation if you want to try this weightloss approach. Just use a generic version of Glucomannan from Vita Cost and follow myForever Changes Weight-Loss & Longevity Lifestyle Program.

NSI Glucomannan -- 2,000 mg per serving - 180 Capsules - $9.99Recommended use... 3 capsules with a full glass of water - 30 minutes before a meal.Here is what it does...Glucomannan is a water-soluble dietary fiber that is derived from the Konjac root. Konjac is a perennial plant unique to Asia, and cultivated in Japan. The fresh Konjac tuber contains an average of 13% dry matter, of which 70% is Glucomannan, and the remaining 30% is starch. Glucomannan is a polysaccharide consisting of repeating units of beta-D-glucose and beta-D-mannose joined together in a chain. Historically, Glucomannan has been used in traditional Asian foods such as noodles, tofu, and other food products. Konjac flour (made from the tubers) has been a healthy Japanese jelly called "konyaku" for over two centuries. By expanding in the stomach, Glucomannan can be useful for people trying to lose weight. Fiber-containing foods such as Oats are known to help reduce cholesterol, improve bowel functioning and assist in weight reduction by creating a feeling of fullness. However, many people have a hard time consuming enough fiber from food and turn to fiber supplements such as Guar Gum and Pectin to help fulfill their daily requirements and get that feeling of "fullness."

Glucomannan offers a significant advantage over these other forms of fiber - much smaller doses are necessary to achieve optimum results. When Glucomannan is placed in water, it can swell up to seventeen times its original volume. These qualities make it extremely effective and convenient as a fiber supplement. Several small controlled studies have found Glucomannan to be effective for reducing total cholesterol levels in otherwise healthy adults. Glucomannan reduced bad cholesterol (LDL) and, according to some studies, increased good cholesterol (HDL). In addition, Glucomannan may improve other risk factors for heart disease, such as high triglyceride levels and high blood pressure. Several studies have suggested that Glucomannan may also help the body to regulate blood sugar levels and, therefore, could be helpful in treating diabetes. Additionally, Glucomannan might be helpful for individuals who experience episodes of low blood sugar. In one double-blind study, participants showed significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, as compared to a placebo. In addition, their systolic blood pressure (the upper number in the blood pressure reading) was also reduced. However, there was no significant increase in HDL cholesterol and no improvement in the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol in that study. Another study of individuals with diabetes tested for the effectiveness of Glucomannan fiber-enriched biscuits against wheat bran biscuits for better blood sugar control, and while using the Glucomannan biscuits, people had a significant improvement in glucose control, as opposed to the wheat bran biscuits. Other studies have also found evidence that Glucomannan can improve blood sugar control. However, while this evidence is promising, more studies need to be performed before Glucomannan can be considered an effective support treatment for diabetes.

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Drug companies are very fearful these days with the potential for universal health care coming and by the number of people choosing to use natural supplements over drugs for diseases. Concerned by this, they are saturating the news media with poorly done studies that discount natural therapies and even encouraging people to use drugs when they're not even sick, as preventatives. They are even going so far as to recommend drugs to young children in the name of PROTECTION.

One recent study on C & E in the prevention of heart disease used as usual low levels to do their study and a form of E that is almost worthless. Linus Pauling and Dr. Mathias Rath PATENDED a reversal and preventative program for cardiovascular disease in 1992. They recommended 3,000 mgs of C in the form of Ascorbic Acid with the amino acid Lysine as a preventative and 6,000 to 10,000 mgs of C in order to get a reversal. This study, listed below, only used 500 mgs of vitamin C. For vitamin E to be effective, it needs to be in a complex natural form including alpha, delta, beta & gamma tocopherols, or at minimum alpha tocopherol, in the natural form of D-Alpha Tocopherol, not in the dl-alpha tocopheyl acetate or succinate SYNTHETIC form that this study used. It also must be at a level that is more than is needed, to create an overflow effect.

The Drs. Evan and Wilfred Shute, eminent Canadian specialists (now deceased), who successfully treated over 54,000 cases of heart conditions, stated that VITAMIN E is an unusual "all or nothing substance" in that half a dose does not produce half a result. You need to take enough to "spill over" the top of the dam. What spills over the top produces the results. They stated there are 3 ways to make VITAMIN E useless. (1) Don't take high enough dosage to get "spill over" results. (2) Split the dose so you never get to the top of the dam. (3) Use the wrong form.

This study used 400 IU's of SYNTHETIC vitamin E when Pauling recommended up to 32,000 IU's a day for a long life. 2,000 IU's would be a minimum for most people, taken all at once with breakfast, of the mixed tocopherols like Unique E by A.C. Grace Company.

Next, there was a study stating that vitamin D did not prevent breast cancer. Again, in this study 400 IU's of D were used when 20 minutes of afternoon sun would provide a shirtless person with at least 10,000 IU's of D in a single dosage. Our ancestors who farmed, fished and hunted, all got very high levels of vitamin D, when the average in door working American get's little to none, even in the summer.

And lastly, this week a study came out that demonstrated that Statins have anti-inflammatory properties, and are now being recommended as a PREVENTATIVE for heart disease, even for healthy people. It was so effective that they cut the study short. Want to know why? So they wouldn't cause the side effects like muscle wasting, that comes with statin usage. You do understand the heart is a muscle, right? Not a good idea to waste it in an attempt to prevent inflammation like C-reactive protein levels, when high amounts of C & E can do it with little or no negative side effects.

Enjoy this weeks articles and remember that you will never get studies recommending natural remedies as long as they can't be sold as a drug at high prices.

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Vitamins E And C Supplements Not Effective For Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease... Neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events in a large, long-term study of male physicians, according to a new study. READ MORE

Dr. Rath’s Scientific Discovery in Heart Disease... Coronary Heart Disease Is an Early Form of ScurvyDr. Rath’s research reveals that coronary heart disease occurs exactly for the same reason that clinical (early) scurvy does – a deficiency of vitamin C in the cells composing the artery wall. Humans, unlike animals, develop heart disease because their bodies cannot produce vitamin C. The average diet provides enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy, but not enough to guarantee stable artery walls. As a consequence of vitamin C deficiency, millions of tiny cracks and lesions develop in the artery walls. Subsequently, cholesterol, lipoproteins and other blood risk factors enter the damaged artery walls to repair these lesions. READ MORE

Don’t be deceived! Adequate Vitamin D DOES profoundly reduce the risk of breast cancer!... In spite of numerous studies that demonstrate a profound reduction in risk of cancer with increased sunlight exposure and vitamin D supplementation, a new study appears to completely contradict the idea that vitamin D has anti-cancer properties, especially for breast cancer. [1]Don’t be deceived. The researchers obviously have not kept up on vitamin D research, or they have deliberately conducted a study with the express intention of misleading the public, meaning that the so-called “research” falls somewhere between incompetence and deception. READ MORE

The Latest Pharmaceutical LIE... A new study (click to read) has made headlines and has people buzzing. Apparently, if everyone takes the cholesterol-lowering statin drug CRESTOR, you’ll have a 54% lower risk of a heart attack! It’s a miracle!Folks, this kind of information is disturbing for many reasons. First off, guess who funded this study? AstraZeneca, maker of Crestor! Secondly, a nasty side effect of taking this drug surfaced: many people in the study taking Crestor (vs those taking a placebo) saw blood sugar levels rise or were newly diagnosed with diabetes. Reduce heart attack; get diabetes! READ MORE

Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects... Millions of Americans take statin drugs to help lower their cholesterol, making it one of the most popular classes of prescription drugs on the market today, but like most prescription medications, these drugs are often unnecessary, as most Americans could lower their LDL (bad) cholesterol levels simply by changing their diet and lifestyle. However, we live in a world where people are looking for a quick fix, and doctors are eager to recommend "magic pills" to patients with any and all health concerns. The problem with these so-called "magic pills" is that they often end up doing more harm than good. Such is the case with Lipitor, the most popular of the five statin drugs available today.

Big Pharma's New Mass-Drugging Agenda Pushes Statin Drugs for Healthy People... Drug companies used to sell products for the treatment of disease. But it didn't take long for Big Pharma to figure out that the number of diseased people is limited, and therefore so are drug profits. To bypass this problem, they began inventing diseases and marketing them to the public as a way to create new demand for high-profit pharmaceuticals. This is how "bi-polar" came into existence, for example. Same story for ADHD, social anxiety disorder and even high cholesterol (which isn't a disease in the first place). READ MORE

Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Sunday, November 09, 2008

If you read my blogs and study my main website you know that I believe you should take charge of your own health & wellness. Why? Because nobody cares as much about you than YOU DO!!! Doctors today are so busy and overwhelmed that they are lucky to get 15 minutes with you, when you go in to see them. They get 95% of their treatment knowledge from a drug rep that comes in and educates them on what the latest drug is for treatment of this or that.They have little or no time to study alternative approaches that are as effective as drugs, but with little or no side effects. In fact, many of these alternative treatments have side benefits that go beyond treating the main issue that you went to your doctor to complain about.It takes guts and some time to focus on your own health, but perhaps the studies below will give you a fire in the belly, to start."You're never too old to become younger"... Mae West

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When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease...Mary wonders why the new young doctor she visited recently says to nearly every patient, after examining their throat, that it looks like their esophagus is being eroded by stomach acid and they need to start taking acid-blocking pills. He hands patients free samples provided by pharmaceutical companies. The patients are oblivious to the fact that if they begin using the drug, they may never be able to stop taking it without experiencing an excruciatingly painful bout of rebound heartburn.One way to build an income in private medical practice is to hook patients on drugs that continually require re-examination, testing and prescription renewal.READ MORE

Hospitals Are Some of the Most Dangerous Places ...Ads touting the benefits of particular hospitals are common in big city newspapers, but on a recent day, I was struck by the sheer number of full-page ads for hospitals. In particular, one ad read: “For a healthy heart...eat properly, exercise daily and visit St. Francis, the hospital with more of the best cardiac specialists than any other hospital...”What do hospitals have to do with disease prevention? Virtually nothing. Visit St. Francis or any other hospital? Unless you need the ER, you may very well be putting your life at risk.READ MORE

World's Greatest Medical Failures...Modern medical science has made incredible advances and contributions which have alleviated pain and suffering. Surgical technique (the cutting apart and repairing of the human body) has made remarkable progress. Identification of germs that cause disease and improved sanitation, which aids in preventing that disease, have also seen vast achievements. Burn treatment, trauma, and emergency room care are nothing less than miraculous. When it comes to these areas of medical care, the value they bring to us is impossible to measure.But…there is another side to this story. There is great failure in health care today -- and, as a result of that failure, great pain and unnecessary suffering. And it is important that, as you discover how badly the modern medical paradigm is failing, you take great care not to assign blame wrongly. Yes, there are incompetent doctors whose practices we all abhor, and we wish they could never practice medicine again, but this newsletter is not about them. Neither is it directed at the thousands of faithful health care workers who go about their daily jobs. Specifically, my purpose in this newsletter is to confront the very foundational philosophy and system of the modern medical paradigm -- a philosophy that costs trillions and a system that promises hope, but delivers misery.READ MORE

Drugs Kill More People Than Ever, Report Finds...The 2008, first quarter report of deaths and serious injuries associated with drug therapy was recently released by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit organization whose stated goal is to educate the healthcare community and consumers about safe medication practices. The findings of this report are astounding. According to the information gathered from data submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the first quarter of 2008, there were 20,745 reported serious injuries associated with drug therapy, up 34% from the previous quarter, and up 38% from last year`s average. Even more eye-opening than the number of serious injuries is the number of reported deaths – 4,824 people were reported killed from pharmaceutical drugs in the first quarter of 2008, a 2.6 fold increase from the previous quarter. This figure represents the highest number of patient deaths ever reported in a single quarter as a result of drug therapy. It also accounts for more deaths than those due to homicide during the same period.READ MORE

Serious Complications and Death Linked to Heart Imaging Drugs ...The FDA has said it is still concerned that certain heart imaging dyes may lead to serious side effects and even deaths. "FDA remains concerned about the accumulating safety data pertaining to marketed ultrasound contrast agents, and the labels for these products that continue to contain a boxed warning that highlights the risk for serious cardiopulmonary reactions," FDA officials said. The agents in question are used during electrocardiograms, in which doctors use ultrasound to take a three-dimensional, real-time picture of the heart as a diagnostic tool.READ MORE

What's the 3rd leading cause of death in America...A Quarter-Million Doctor-Induced Deaths Annually: Iatrogenocide? What is the meaning of the word Iatrogenic: An iatrogenic disorder is a condition caused by medical personnel or procedures or through exposure to the environment of a health care facility, including fears instilled in patients by remarks or questions of examining physicians. ~Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 5th Edition, 1998READ MORE

Pharmaceutical firms are inventing diseases to sell more drugs, researchers have warned...Disease-mongering promotes non-existent diseases and exaggerates mild problems to boost profits, the Public Library of Science Medicine reported.Researchers at Newcastle University in Australia said firms were putting healthy people at risk by medicalising conditions such as menopause.READ MORE

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Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Dying for Lack of Sufficient Micronutrients...While the terrain of his talk was familiar, Dr. Ames’s insights burrowed into the unacknowledged significance of adequate micronutrient supplementation. According to Ames, inadequacies in one or more micronutrients are widespread in the U.S. population and even greater around the world. Inadequacy is defined as being greater than two standard deviations below the Daily Value, for any of about 40 essential micronutrients (including minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids) that are required for proper metabolism. As examples, Dr. Ames pointed out that 56% of all U.S. residents are thought to be deficient in magnesium, and almost all Americans of African descent are believed to be deficient in vitamin D.READ MORE

More Evidence for Cinnamon’s Effect on Blood Sugar...According to the American authors of a recent study on the effects of cinnamon on the metabolic syndrome, the incidence of the syndrome in the United States is more than 26% of adults, or more than 50 million people.1 The authors also cite evidence that this dangerous condition increases the risk for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease up to 3-fold, and the risk for type 2 diabetes up to 5-fold.READ MORE

Phenylalanine May Cheer You Up...A susceptibility to depression has hung like a black cloud over mankind throughout history. During that time, men and women have applied endless ingenuity toward finding remedies that work. Some of them do work—sometimes, for some people. It’s an iffy proposition, and the challenge remains almost as great as ever. The advent of antidepressant drugs in modern times has been an undeniable blessing, but it’s one with some unpleasant strings attached. A more natural approach is to use nutritional supplements, which many people prefer because they’re largely free of adverse side effects, and they’re less expensive too. The amino acid phenylalanine has long been of interest because of its role in the production of dopamine and noradrenaline, two neurotransmitters that play key roles in the regulation of mood, especially with regard to our sense of well-being, i.e., our happiness. Significantly, deficiencies of these neurotransmitters in the brain are associated with depression.READ MORE

Omega-3 Fats During Pregnancy Provide an Alternative to Anti-Depressant Drugs ...The demands on a woman’s body during pregnancy often leave her feeling depleted, physically and emotionally. Depression is common among pregnant women. Concerns have been raised about possible harm from antidepressants which might affect both mother and child. Mothers-to-be and their health care providers often look for other choices than pharmaceuticals.Researchers at China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan noted a possible reason why many women experience depression during pregnancy, reports Reuters Health (http://in.reuters.com/article/health/id...) . Depression is often associated with lower levels of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).READ MORE

Red Cabbage Found to Contain 36 Anti-Cancer Anthocyanins ...Red cabbage contains 36 different varieties of anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids that have been linked to cancer protection, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.READ MORE

Stop-Smoking Drug Linked to Suicide ...The Veterans Administration (VA) is issuing a warning that the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix has been linked to an elevated risk of suicide. This warning comes months after the FDA first expressed concerns over the psychiatric effects of the drug.Chantix helps people quit smoking by simulating the effects of nicotine in the brain, while at the same time making real nicotine less effective. As early as November 2007, the FDA warned that many people were experiencing changes in emotions and behavior, including depression and suicidal thoughts, within weeks or even days of starting the drug. By February, the agency had strengthened its message, saying, "it appears increasingly likely that there may be an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms."READ MORE

Spirulina shown to prevent and treat cancers while boosting immune system function...Nature can provide you with valuable weapons against cancer, but like all things, it's up to you to use them. Although the Japanese have known about and used spirulina for medicinal purposes for years, this form of microalgae is still not "mainstream" in American diets. Spirulina natively grows in alkaline, warm-water lakes. Demand for this whole food has sparked the cultivation of spirulina for commercial use in specially designed algae farms. As a result of this new distribution, you can buy spirulina supplements in your local health food store. Western medicine is finally taking note of spirulina's anti-cancer benefits, and you owe it to yourself to do the same.READ MORE

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Christopher Wiechert's Healthblogger is for educational or informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment for any condition. If you have any concerns about your own health, you should always consult with a health care professional. If you decide to use this information on your own, it's your constitutional right, but I assume no responsibility. The views expressed on this website are those of the health professionals & scientists I list or my own opinions and are not intended to replace any medical advice you may require. The contents have not been approved by the Pharmaceutical Association, the American Medical Association, or the Food and Drug Administration. This website may present views diametrically opposed to the views of such organizations.

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